Shadowgrounds Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-29
  • Weapon Upgrade System Praised
  • Simple and Addictive Gameplay
  • Fun Top-Down Shooter
  • Excellent Music and Soundtrack
  • Simple and Predictable Story
  • Limited Auto-Save System
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,624
Positive
1,32581.6%
Negative
29918.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
131,846
Estimated revenue
$921,604
Game price
$7
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
42.61%
Estimated copies lost
325
Estimated revenue lost
$2,272
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
42.6%
Avg playtime 1.1h
159.8%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
159.8%
Avg playtime 6.7h
11977.8%
Avg playtime 11.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly3 rev/qtr
Days covered5,140.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
153 total
Organic purchasers11474.5%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations3925.5%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
153 total
First impression0-2h2113.7%
Voted up: 81%
Mid game2-10h9964.7%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h2415.7%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+95.88%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.31% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 87.6%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,624 total.